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After the 2008 crash, it took a global effort to get the world economy back on track. But if another disaster did occur, with Trump in power, cooperation would be much harder

It started badly – and when he said the UK was unreliable, I lost it

His desecration of the White House and plans to build a huge arch in Washington DC are abominations. But for something truly hideous, check out the statue he’s put up at his golf course in Florida – if you dare

The corruption and lack of concern for voters is getting so bad that former supporters are beginning to ditch him. But not all. In fact, some seem more convinced than ever

The Pope’s encyclical on the dangers of technology looks back to the last industrial revolution, and delivers a stark warning to the technology corporations of today – that transformative progress can destroy lives on a colossal scale

He is trying to absorb the Taiwanese computer chip industry into the US economy. If he does, it would give America one less reason to defend the island against China

Decisions taken by the department he led to reduce aid to Africa have made the current Ebola outbreak worse. The total effect of what he did will be catastrophic

Less rage, more delivery is the former David Cameron adviser’s message in the race to become the state’s next governor

If the president did betray Taiwan, other US-aligned countries in the region will start making other plans. And Trump might not like the new alliances that emerge

The car salesman was on social media complaining about a casting decision in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. What Musk showed was that he doesn’t really know anything about classical civilisation

Populist leaders share the same weakness – their unrealistic promises can’t survive contact with reality, so their governments are doomed from the start. And when failure inevitably comes, voters must suffer the consequences

The current president is clueless on the world stage. But, if the Democrats ever get back into power, they won’t turn the US into an open, internationalist peacebroker. Their focus is their voters – it looks set to stay that way

He’s about to list his rocket company on the US stock market, which will make him even richer. With that money in hand, Musk will launch his most audacious plan yet

Successful countries need alliances, but not to be shackled to old obligations. They need to be open to partners, but to push hard in their own interests. They need, in other words, to be more like India

A former senior US spy chief has watched the spread of conspiracy theories, political hatred and outright cruelty under Trump, and has come to a worrying conclusion about the nation he once served

Despite Trump’s enthusiasm, the president has returned home with little more than a hint that if he avoids displeasing Xi, it could turn into something more substantial

Prices were so high for tickets that the tournament risked becoming a festival of pure greed. But fans simply weren’t buying it – and so Trump and FIFA have had to think again.

The Taxi star revelled in creating chaos and confusion

He started off as a nerdy bookseller with a love of spreadsheets. Now he’s ended up as a stony-faced, muscle-bound plutocrat, posing on the red carpet with the Kardashians.

A new startup by the Silicon Valley money man will allow people to raise objections to stories in the press. A quick look at the targets of this new venture makes Thiel’s agenda all too clear

It may be self-sufficient in energy, but America can’t shut itself off from the global economy. As a result, the president’s war of choice in the middle east is about to make everything a lot more expensive

A new book details how three friends invented a new American cinema - then created the blockbusters that destroyed it

The US author’s best-selling The Hate U Give is being removed from school libraries in America - and now in Britain too

If the VP ever becomes president, there is truly no hope for America

It will be hideously expensive, will exclude whole sections of the US public and be largely inaccessible to foreigners – a perfect Trumpian tournament

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Already rooted in conspiracy theory, the Trump presidency is now obsessing over aliens – another sign of US political culture gone insane

Donald Trump wants to build a 250-foot monstrosity in Washington DC. Where could he have got that idea?

A look into the monarch’s private journal reveals the truth behind his controversial trip to Washington DC. (Is this real, or satire?* Read on to find out…)

Paranoia and cynicism are no longer just for MAGA - and that might be the president’s lasting legacy